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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0250, Page 155

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    Local heroes
    William Flanagan, Tiermore, Elphin, Co. Roscommon. used tot throw heavy weights- half hundreds.
    James Egan, Ballymurray Elphin, Co. Roscommon, used to walk to Dublin in a day.
    John Burns, Corbally, Elphin, Co Roscommon, mowed one acre of land in the day.
    Michael Sharkey, Eribla, Elphin, CO. Roscommon, jumped a 14 foot river.
    Patrick Nolan, Skea, Elphin, Co. Roscommon, sand the song called "The pride of Sligo town"
    Patrick Nolan, (74)
    Carntogher,
    Elphin
    Brendan Brennan,
    Carntogher,
    Elphin.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brendan Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowntogher, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Patrick Nolan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Carrowntogher, Co. Roscommon